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National fencing player tests positive for coronavirusMar 18, 2020A national fencing player has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after participating in a competition in Europe, the sport's governing body said Wednesday. The Korean Fencing Federation said ... -
Worldwide sports collapse piles pressure on OlympicsMar 13, 2020TOKYO (AFP) -- The collapse of sports events worldwide over the rapidly spreading new coronavirus heaped pressure on the Tokyo Olympics on Friday as US President Donald Trump suggested delaying the G... -
Foreign-based S. Korean athletes affected by coronavirusMar 13, 2020Outbreaks of the novel coronavirus have brought major international sports competitions to an abrupt halt this week, and South Korean athletes plying their trades overseas have been affected as well.... -
Suspended men's basketball season to resume after 4 weeksMar 2, 2020The South Korean men's professional basketball league announced Monday that its regular season, halted since the weekend due to the new coronavirus, will resume at the end of this month. Following i... -
Short track worlds pushed to year's end due to coronavirusMar 2, 2020The short track speed skating world championships scheduled to take place in Seoul will be pushed toward the end of the year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the sport's world governing body said Mon... -
Serbian basketball player leaves S. Korean league over coronavirus fearsFeb 27, 2020A Serbian basketball player has decided to leave the South Korean league over fears of the fast-spreading novel coronavirus in the country, becoming the second foreign athlete in as many days to make... -
US basketball player quits Korean league over coronavirusFeb 26, 2020A US basketball player decided to quit playing in the professional league here due to fast-spreading novel coronavirus, his club said Wednesday, sparking concerns of a possible exodus of foreign athl... -
S. Korea qualifies for 2020 Olympic women's basketball tournamentFeb 10, 2020BELGRADE -- South Korea will be competing in the Olympic women's basketball tournament for the first time in a dozen years this summer. South Korea grabbed the third and the final qualifying spot th... -
S. Korean figure skaters to test mettle against int'l stars on home iceFeb 4, 2020Budding South Korean figure skaters will go up against some of the sport's biggest stars at an international competition on home ice this week. The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, orga... -
McGregor demolishes Cerrone in 40-second return to UFC octagonJan 19, 2020LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Conor McGregor made a triumphant return to the UFC octagon on Saturday, pummelling Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone for a technical knockout victory in just 40 seconds. The mixed martial... -
Teen phenom becomes 1st S. Korean figure skater to win Winter Youth Olympics goldJan 14, 2020Powered by a clean routine, teen sensation You Young has become the first South Korean figure skater to capture a gold medal at the Winter Youth Olympics. You earned 140.49 points in free skating in... -
S. Korea qualifies for women's volleyball at Tokyo 2020Jan 13, 2020South Korea qualified for the women's volleyball tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20) victory over Thailand to take the Asian Olympic qualifying tournamen... -
S. Korea beats Chinese Taipei, 1 win away from Olympic women's volleyball tournamentJan 12, 2020Without its best player, South Korea rallied to defeat Chinese Taipei at the Asian Olympic women's volleyball qualifying tournament on Saturday, moving within one win of clinching a spot at the 2020 ... -
Tennis star Chung Hyeon eyes first Olympics appearance at Tokyo 2020Nov 29, 2019South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon said Friday he hopes to compete at his first Olympic Games next summer in Tokyo. "All athletes want to play at the Olympics," the tennis star said at a press c... -
S. Korean wins gold at youth weightlifting competition in PyongyangOct 25, 2019South Korea's Yeom Da-hoon set an Asian record as he won a gold medal at a continental youth weightlifting competition in Pyongyang on Friday. Yeom was the top performer in the men's 89-kilogram div...
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